The Struggle For Africa by Mai Palmberg, 1983 edition (used)

The Struggle for Africa is an exciting introduction to Africa today. Young people, in particular, will find it interesting, with all the photographs , drawings and maps that bring the story to life.

The reader gets a vivid picture of - 

• How African countries and peoples differed from one another in the past.
• How the colonial powers of Europe invaded and conquered Africa.
• Why the people of Africa joined together in nationalist movements to regain their independence.
• Why at independence there were still crippling limits on the freedom of the new African countries ,which were often ruled by new groups of people who simply wanted to enrich themselves.